–Party workers welcome PML-N supremo as he reaches Jati Umra after bail
LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will undergo treatment at Sharif Medical City Hospital, his doctor said on Wednesday.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo’s personal physician Dr Mohammad Adnan Khan said the shifting will take place on Thursday.
Nawaz reached his home in Jati Umra late Tuesday night to a warm welcome by his family members, including his mother, daughter Maryam, and brother Shehbaz Sharif.
On Tuesday, Nawaz was released from Kot Lakhpat Jail after the Supreme Court granted him bail for six weeks to obtain medical treatment in the country.
A three-judge bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa approved the former premier’s bail for six weeks on medical grounds. The court ruled that Nawaz will not be allowed to leave the country for treatment, and directed him to submit two bail bonds amounting to Rs10 million.
As he left Kot Lakhpat jail, party workers welcomed him and showered the PML-N supremo with flower petals. He travelled the 30-minute distance to his home as part of a caravan of supporters and party leaders.
He was welcomed by his daughter Maryam Nawaz Sharif at home while his mother said prayers on his arrival.
The former PM was also asked to deposit two surety bonds of Rs5 million to the additional registrar.
During the stipulated time, the former premier will be allowed to get treatment from a doctor of his own choice and surrender in the immediate aftermath of the expiration of the free period. If his condition still persists at the end of his bail, he can approach the relevant high court for an extension in the bail period, says the judgement.
The former premier spent around 10 days at Lahore’s Jinnah Hospital last month. He refused to get further treatment at the hospital after the IHC rejected his petition seeking suspension of his sentence on medical grounds.
Nawaz is undergoing seven-year imprisonment in the Al-Azizia Mills corruption case. The government claims that he is not ready to be treated in any hospital in the country as he wants to go to London for treatment.
The PML-N has accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of indulging in politics over Sharif’s health.
